DNA Molecule: Chromosome Map

Duration: 46 seconds

DNA Molecule: Chromosome Map

Transcript:
The millions of bases which make up the human genome are organized into structures called chromosomes. These are arranged into 22 matching pairs plus 1 pair of sex chromosomes consisting of 2 X's in women and an X and a Y in men. So humans have a total of 46 chromosomes in each cell, known collectively as a karyotype. This set of chromosomes has a Y, so it must belong to a male.